Partisanship is not just negative partisanship
Hatred for the other party isn’t as prevalent or powerful as you may think.
Biden appeals both to black voters — and to white voters suspicious of Black Lives Matter
That could help him win the Democratic nomination — and maybe the general election.
Sorry, President Trump. Here’s why American Jews aren’t abandoning the Democratic Party.
These three factors mean a “Jexodus” is unlikely any time soon.
This is why more Republicans in Congress haven’t criticized Trump
President Trump’s political missteps have been severely criticized by Democrats,
How an Obama Supreme Court nominee could win confirmation in the Senate
[caption id="attachment_35493" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (AFP/Karen Bleier)[/caption] Justice Antonin Scalia’s death,
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders had a good caucus. But primaries are another matter.
[caption id="attachment_35245" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Clockwise: Former Secretary of State Hillary
Why is Donald Trump declining in the polls? The media strike again.
[caption id="attachment_30089" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Donald Trump speaks at a press
The Trump phenomenon and the European populist radical right
[caption id="attachment_28922" align="aligncenter" width="992"] Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks
The secret truths of election forecasting
In case you missed it, election forecasting can be fractious.
Second-term blues
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U.S. is a world leader in class conflict over government spending
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Career politicians are just what we need
[caption id="attachment_8612" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] The vice presidential debate between
Why Rob Ford is still in office, and what might make him resign
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The mythical moderates?
Until recently, moderate Republicans had succeeded in flying under the
Would today’s captains of industry be happier in a 1950s-style world?
In a post about "rich whiners," Matthew Yglesias argues that
“Stop and frisk” statistics
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen brings up one of my
Sympathy for the Kinsley
Paul Krugman, Daniel Drezner, and others slam fabled contrarian Michael
The Presidential Charm Offensive
The president's dinner with Senate Republicans, not to mention lunch
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Reading this discussion by Matthew Yglesias about purchasing power parity
Milton Friedman’s Thermostat
Via Matthew Yglesias on Twitter, "this insight":http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2012/07/why-are-almost-all-economists-unaware-of-milton-friedmans-thermostat.html from the _Worthwhile
The Best Book in Decades on Political Inequality
That's Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in
Remembering Elinor Ostrom
I did not know her personally, and am not well-qualified
Greece, brinkmanship and the euro, again
A few months ago, Jacob Kirkegaard was "congratulating the EU's
Supreme Court Term Limits, Redux
Term limits for Supreme Court justices are in the news
The political economy of skills
"Matthew Yglesias":http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/02/16/emo_capitalists_don_t_want_to_train_workers.html proposes that employers should tackle problems of skill
Google, David Kreps, and the Dread Pirate Roberts Strategy
A blogpost that I wrote elsewhere, complaining about Google, has
Blame the Sociologists
"Matthew Yglesias":http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/11/16/370007/the-social-graph-is-neither-social-nor-a-graph/ quotes Maciej Ceglowski "complaining":http://blog.pinboard.in/2011/11/the_social_graph_is_neither/ about the concept of
Free Trade II: Free Trade and Intellectual Property
On the more particular topic of free trade agreements, "Matthew
All that you ever wanted to know about the political economy of small businesses in Italy, but were afraid to ask (and much, much more)
"Matt Yglesias":http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/10/24/352064/italys-small-business-problem/ and "Tyler Cowen":http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/10/why-is-italy-doing-so-much-worse-these-days.html argue that Italy's economic problems
The dynamics of Twitter cascades
"Matt Yglesias":http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/10/18/346349/its-not-how-many-followers-you-have-its-who-follows-you/ writing about how the now famous protest sign
The different priorities of academics and policy writers
I was reading Jay Livingston's blog today and noticed a
A Budget Deal and 2012
Over the weekend, Marc Ambinder tweeted: bq. Ponderable: if Obama
Can Anthony Weiner Survive?
It's a topic that people are discussing. Here's some interesting
France’s Comparative Advantage: Neo-Liberalism
I've been meaning to respond to this "Matt Yglesias":http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/05/26/201127/frances-comparative-advantage-socialism/ post
Where Do Political Donations Come From?
"Jenna Bednar and Elisabeth Gerber":http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jbednar/WIP/irod_050211_wfigs.pdf have a very interesting paper
The Monkey Cage Named “Blog of the Year”
As Henry alluded to, and Seth Masket already noticed, The
Mock the threat?
After my exchange with Jonathan Chait a few weeks ago,
Negative Campaigning in Multi-Party Systems
As a follow up to "yesterday's call for research":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/04/any_research_on_attack_ads_in_.html on
Any Research on Attack Ads in Multiparty Systems?
Matthew Yglesias raises an interesting point "in a recent post":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/04/multi-party-systems-and-attack-ads/
The Empty Bench
Jon Bernstein has "a nice op-ed":http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/opinion/09Bernstein.html?_r=1&ref=opinion in the New York
Potpourri
* If you haven't already seen it: "what people heard
Trends in partisanship by state
Matthew Yglesias discusses how West Virginia used to be a
What Political Science can give to policy makers
I agree with "what Erik says":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/12/is_political_science_too_hard_.html below about the benefits
Boys, Monkeys, and Toys with Wheels
bq. We compared the interactions of 34 rhesus monkeys, living
Extending the Bush Tax Cuts and the 2012 Election
Ezra Klein "sees":http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/12/can_the_white_house_win_in_201.html this in the deal on the tax
Obama Should Refuse His Salary
So Obama "has proposed":http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/obama-seeks-pay-freeze-for-federal-workers/67144/ a pay freeze for federal (civilian,
Obama’s Endorsement and UN Security Council Reform
President Obama scored some brownie points today when he publicly
What Divided Government Does: Deficit Edition
This is the first in a series of posts on
“Regression to the mean” is fine. But what’s the “mean”?
In the context of a discussion of Democratic party strategies,
Should Political Scientists Engage the Public Sphere?
This is my last post on this subject for a
5 Ways to Get Political Science into the Public Sphere
In the APSA panel on what political science offer journalists,
Voters hate Republicans but are planning to vote for them anyway: The non-paradox
Matthew Yglesias writes: If I [Yglesias] were working with Nancy
“What Political Scientists Can Offer Journalists,” Part I
From left: Mark Blumenthal, Mark Schmitt, Ezra Klein, me, Matthew
On Limiting the Tenure of Supreme Court Justices, Part 3
After my post, Andy and then Matt Yglesias took issue.
Gerrymandering, the Senate, and the Median Voter
Matthew Yglesias: bq. I heard this morning for about the
Elaborating on the statement that “elections are inherently more unstable when more than two candidates are involved”
One fun thing about posting on 3 blogs is that
Why Such a Quick Coalition Formation?
I agree with Matt Yglesias that it is pretty amazing
Ideological Polarization and the Lib Dem vote.
"Matthew Yglesias":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2010/05/blame-the-electoral-system-or-blame-the-party-leaders.php talks about the UK party system. bq. For
The old boys’ club, magazine style
Matthew Yglesias points to an interview in which O.G. blogger
The Limits of Presidential Appeal: Dutch Edition
It looks increasingly likely that the Dutch cabinet will soon
The Efficiency of Political Bailouts
Matthew Yglesias rightly writes that: politicians who claim that if
Netroots v. Wonkosphere
"Matthew Yglesias":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/12/health-care-and-iraq.php complains: bq. The cute meme of the day
What We Have Learned from the Health Care Debate
One thing that's most impressed me amidst this debate is
Politicians have a lot of leeway in how they vote
Matthew Yglesias remarks that, when staking out positions, congressmembers are
Don’t believe everything you see on a graph
This graph that Brendan Nyhan posted the other day got
A Bit of Perspective on Physics and Political Science
Matt Yglesias is kind enough to promote political science: bq.
Does Gerrymandering Protect House Incumbents?
bq. I thought I might add that not only do
Do Oral Arguments Affect Supreme Court Justices?
Jeffrey Rosen thinks Elana Kagan's argument regarding Citizens United vs.
Horse Race Journalism, Redux
Paul Krugman and Matt Yglesias respond to the Washington Post's
The Mindset of Unethical Politicians
Jeff Smith is a friend of mine from our days
Is Filibustering Constitutional?
One question about filibustering which comes up frequently is whether
What might happen in the 2010 House elections
Nate Silver links to a Congressional Quarterly list of ratings
Was There a Palin Effect in 2008?
A few weeks ago, I posted about an interesting paper
The median voter theorem as a weak force in politics
Tyler Cowen writes: Median voter theorem. It's my [Cowen's] first-cut
The Twitter revolution debate: a summary
"Dan Nexon:":http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2009/06/poor-information-as-catalyst-to.html bq. Some comments from a friend of Iranian
Conservatives Copying Liberals Copying Conservatives
"Matthew Yglesias":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/05/a-heritage-of-the-left-of-the-right.php quotes an article on Douglas Holtz-Eakin's proposal to
The Positive Side of Punditry
So Ezra Klein, who has been singled out on this
Don’t blame gerrymandering
Matthew Yglesias quotes Richard Cohen presenting a common misconception: Reality
Red State, Blue State to be discussed on Firedoglake book salon
Our book will be discussed on the Firedoglake book salon
Unipolarity is what states make of it
"Justin Logan":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/01/are_we_doomed.php and "Matt Yglesias":http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/01/are_we_doomed.php ask a question. American policymakers
A New Blog and a Brag
Matthew Yglesias notes that some notable foreign policy bloggers are
Is the Obama administration to the right of Congress?
"Chris Bowers":http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=10580 (via Matt Yglesias) Of the eighteen cabinet members
The Monkey Cage’s First Anniversary, Part 2
Yesterday's post summarized the numbers. Today's shares my reflections on
The Monkey Cage’s First Anniversary, Part I
The Monkey Cage had its first birthday last week --
Counterintuitive Findings, Revised Version
Matthew Yglesias linked to my post below, and his commenters
Academics, journalists and hot-button issues
"Simon Jackman":http://jackman.stanford.edu/blog/?p=853 has an interesting post on Larry Bartels and
Baracky: The Movie
Click HERE for a "Rocky"-inspired video of the Democratic campaign.
The Obamaniacs Strike Back on Race
Click here to view. [Hat tip to Matthew Yglesias]
Rational irrationality
"Matt Yglesias":http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/02/spoilage.php is bemused by a John O'Sullivan "post":http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWJlNDY4NDgxNzFjNDU5NDNlODVkMTJlMTlhZWE3NGQ= saying
What Does the IAT Reveal about Your Candidate Preferences?
At this website, you can evaluate the Republican or Democratic
Should We Blame Secretly Prejudiced New Hampshire Voters for Obama’s Loss?
I talked to several people today who are asking if
Does Huckabee Have a “Catholic Problem”?
A couple days ago, Philip Klinkner posted this analysis of
The Hearty Scandinavian Laughter of the Lutherans
I wouldn't normally turn to The Weekly Standard for humor,